Palm Lodge Tropical Grove: The Wizard of Florida’s Exotic Plant Paradise

Colonel Henry Wallace Johnston

The Wizard of Palm Lodge The Green Bay Press-Gazette posted an article titled, “Ice Cream Grown on Vine in the yard of Former Kentuckian.” The article was about the fabulous Colonel Henry Wallace Johnston, who, until the age of 50, had operated a hardware store in Lebanon, Kentucky. At midlife, he moved to Homestead, Florida.…

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The Ice Cream Vine: Colonel Johnston’s Tropical Wonderland

Colonel Henry Wallace Johnston

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 9, 1926 On this day, dear readers, the Green Bay Press-Gazette regaled its readers with a most extraordinary tale titled “Ice Cream Grown on Vine in the yard of Former Kentuckian.” One…

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